Richard Cotton
Richard Cotton may refer to: *Richard Lynch Cotton (1794–1880), British vicar and academic administrator *Sir Richard Cotton (in or before 1497–1556), courtier in the court of Henry VIII of England *Richard Cotton (geneticist) (1940–2015), Australian medical researcher *Richard Cotton (politician), Western Australian politician and educator *Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey {{hndis, Cotton, Richard ...
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Richard Cotton (geneticist)
Richard Cotton AM (10 November 1940 – 14 June 2015) was an Australian medical researcher and founder of the Murdoch Institute and the Human Variome Project. Cotton focused on the prevention and treatment of genetic disorders and birth defects. As a genetic researcher, he was instrumental in the development of techniques to produce monoclonal antibodies, and his diagnostic techniques and research into diseases such as Phenylketonuria have been fundamental to the early detection of affected individuals which has often lead to life-saving interventions and the prevention of further disease progression. He was a pioneer in the field of Mutation Detection, developing methods for the chemical and enzymatic detection of human genetic mutations. Cotton was one of the first to recognize the need to document the extent of all human genetic variation in order to investigate, treat and prevent human disease. As the Founder and Scientific Director of the Human Variome Project, he has led th ...
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